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Tipoffs: Law/Legal Newsletter for 2026-03-14 ( 28 items )  
$248M Additional Unclaimed Property Available From State (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 14 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 13, 2026, by Stacey Shrader Joslin: * * * $248M Additional Unclaimed Property Available from State The Tennessee Department of Treasury is encouraging Tennesseans to check ClaimItTN.gov for missing money after businesses and organizations across the state turned over an additional $248.6 million in unclaimed property since July 1, 2025. Each year, the Unclaimed Property Division mails more PR

25 Years at the Sharp End: Reflections on Litigating in the CAT (10)
NEW YORK, March 14 -- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, a law firm, issued the following news on March 13, 2026: * * * 25 years at the Sharp End: Reflections on Litigating in the CAT The inaugural Dorothy Livingston Memorial Lecture, titled "25 years at the Sharp End: Reflections on Litigating in the CAT", was delivered by Ronit Kreisberger KC of Monckton Chambers on 12 March 2026. The lecture series has been set up in honour of former Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer partner Dorothy Livings more PR

28 Lawyers Reinstated From Administrative Suspensions (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 14 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 13, 2026, by Stacey Shrader Joslin: * * * 28 Lawyers Reinstated from Administrative Suspensions A number of lawyers have been reinstated after being suspended for administrative violations. One lawyer has been reinstated after completing required continuing legal education hours in 2019 and 2020. Four lawyers have been reinstated after paying the annual registration fee to the Board more PR

ACLJ Files Amicus Brief Defending President Trump's Sanctions Against Anti-Israel UN Official (10)
WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * ACLJ Files Amicus Brief Defending President Trump's Sanctions Against Anti-Israel UN Official By Jordan Sekulow The International Criminal Court (ICC) has never had the authority to prosecute America's allies. It certainly doesn't have the authority to issue arrest warrants against the sitting Prime Minister of Israel - and yet it did. Now a federal court in Washington, D.C., is being asked to st more PR

ACLU of Nebraska: Lawsuit Reunites Schuyler Family Separated by ICE (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 9 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska issued the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Reunites Schuyler Family Separated by ICE Lorena Alarcon-Alarcon's release on bond means she will be able to take care of her family while she works through immigration proceedings. * A Schuyler mother is now back with her sons after weeks in the custody of immigration authorities. Last week, an Omaha Immigration Court judge granted Lorena Alarcon-Alarcon release o more PR

American Center for Law and Justice: Shocking Evidence in Thwarted Terror Attack Emerges (10)
WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news on March 13, 2026: * * * Shocking Evidence in Thwarted Terror Attack Emerges By Logan Sekulow Yesterday, an ISIS supporter, Ayman Ghazali, rammed a truck into a Michigan synagogue and school - the first of two deadly terrorist attacks that took place in the United States. Thankfully, no innocent fatalities have been reported. However, the attacker was neutralized by armed security guards on the site. A more PR

Appeals Court Upholds Conviction for Young Dolph Killing (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 14 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 13, 2026, by Stacey Shrader Joslin: * * * Appeals Court Upholds Conviction for Young Dolph Killing The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the convictions of one of the men who fatally shot Memphis rapper Young Dolph -- whose real name was Adolph Thornton Jr. -- in 2021, the Daily Memphian reports. A jury convicted Justin Johnson, known as "Straight Drop" in 2024 of shoot more PR

Bracewell Launches Real Estate Special Situations Practice With Addition of Distressed Commercial Real Estate and CMBS Team in Dallas (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, March 9 -- Bracewell, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Bracewell Launches Real Estate Special Situations Practice With Addition of Distressed Commercial Real Estate and CMBS Team in Dallas The arrival of Alex Dimock and Sam Murphy expands Bracewell's capabilities in distressed commercial real estate, CMBS loan workouts, commercial real estate restructuring and complex workouts and enforcement nationwide * DALLAS - Bracewell LLP announced today that Alex D more PR

Bradley Launches Outside General Counsel Services Team (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 14 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 13, 2026, by Stacey Shrader Joslin: * * * Bradley Launches Outside General Counsel Services Team Birmingham-based law firm Bradley, with offices in Knoxville and Nashville, has launched an Outside General Counsel Services team to provide businesses with day-to-day legal and compliance support. Dallas-based Corporate & Securities partner Jeffrey M. Harvey will lead the team. In a new more PR

Brian O'Shaughnessy Interviewed by Law360 on 'Skinny Label' Case (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 14 -- Dinsmore and Shohl, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Brian O'Shaughnessy Interviewed by Law360 on 'Skinny Label' Case After Dinsmore's intellectual property team filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of the Licensing Executives Society (USA & Canada), Inc. (LES), partner Brian O'Shaughnessy was interviewed by Law360 about the case. The brief was submitted in Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., et al. v. Amari more PR

EIP Releases 2024 Industrial Greenhouse Gas Data After Trump Halts Reporting Program (10)
AUSTIN, Texas, March 14 (TNSjou) -- The Environmental Integrity Project issued the following news release: * * * EIP Releases 2024 Industrial Greenhouse Gas Data After Trump Halts Reporting Program Industries Reported Releasing 2.69 Billion Metric Tons of Greenhouse Gases in 2024, Continuing a Downward Trend * The Trump Administration has put on hold EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, which makes climate pollution data from industry available to the public. But the Environmental Integr more PR

Gibson Dunn Secures Trial Victory for Five Hospitals Against Leapfrog Group (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, March 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Secures Trial Victory for Five Hospitals Against Leapfrog Group * A Gibson Dunn team recently secured a sweeping bench-trial victory for five South Florida hospitals in a case against The Leapfrog Group, the nonprofit organization that publishes widely distributed A-F "Hospital Safety Grades." The decision halts a widely disseminated hospital ratin more PR

Government Watchdog Report Sheds Light on How Mass Layoffs Put Borrowers At Greater Risk of Servicer Errors (10)
WASHINGTON, March 13 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Consumer Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Government Watchdog Report Sheds Light on How Mass Layoffs Put Borrowers At Greater Risk of Servicer Errors * GAO Report Shows ED Layoffs Resulted in Scaled Back Oversight of Student Loan Servicers, Increasing Risks of Servicing Errors, Less Servicer Accountability WASHINGTON -As millions of borrowers have been forced to navigate unprecedented chaos and uncertainty within  more PR

Jeremy Paner Discusses Proposed FinCEN Rule That Could 'Guide Financial Crimes Investigations for Years' (10)
NEW YORK, March 14 -- Hughes Hubbard and Reed, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Jeremy Paner Discusses Proposed FinCEN Rule That Could 'Guide Financial Crimes Investigations for Years' What are the ramifications of FinCEN's latest proposed rule for global financial institutions? Highlights * Jeremy Paner discussed FinCEN's proposed rule against MBaer Merchant Bank AG that signals a rare use of U.S. Treasury authority against a European financial institution in WorldECR. * The a more PR

Lebau and Neuworth: I Was Fired After Taking FMLA Leave in Maryland - Do I Have a Case? (10)
TOWSON, Maryland, March 14 -- Lebau and Neuworth, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * I Was Fired After Taking FMLA Leave in Maryland - Do I Have a Case? If you were fired after taking leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), you are probably asking one question, "Was my termination legal?" Many Maryland employees are terminated shortly after requesting medical leave, returning from leave, or submitting medical paperwork. Employers often claim it was a performance issue, more PR

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs * John Del Monaco, Amanda Lamothe-Cadet and Emma Horne received a shout-out for The American Lawyer Litigation Daily's "Litigator of the Week" for their work for client Paine Schwartz. "... Shout-out to Kirkland's John Del Monaco, Amanda Lamothe-Cadet and Emma Horne, who represent Paine Schwartz, the former private  more PR

Littler: Policy Week in Review - March 13, 2026 (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 14 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Policy Week in Review - March 13, 2026 Congressional and Administrative News At a Glance The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler's Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI's updates on federal legislation, regulations, and congressional activity affecting the workplace. By Shannon Meade, Jim Paretti, Alex MacDonald, and Maury Baskin Industry Groups Petition NLRB for Rulemakings Se more PR

Meister Elected to ACTEC Foundation Board (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Meister Elected to ACTEC Foundation Board * Julia B. Meister, head of Taft's Wealth Transfer Litigation practice, was recently elected to the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel's (ACTEC) Foundation Board. She also serves as executive producer of the ACTEC Communications Committee's free estate planning video library. Meister is a partner in Taft's Litigation, Health & L more PR

Michael DeBernardis Examines Rules of Evidence in MDB Sanctions Proceedings (10)
NEW YORK, March 14 -- Hughes Hubbard and Reed, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Michael DeBernardis Examines Rules of Evidence in MDB Sanctions Proceedings Highlights * Michael DeBernardis authored a chapter for the second edition of GIR's guide to MDB investigations, explaining how MDB sanctions proceedings differ from court proceedings. * DeBernardis highlights why understanding MDB specific evidentiary rules is critical to effective defense strategies, revealing both the risk more PR

Nashville Street Renamed for Civil Rights Activist (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 14 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 13, 2026, by Stacey Shrader Joslin: * * * Nashville Street Renamed for Civil Rights Activist The city of Nashville has renamed a stretch of road from 8th Avenue South to Music Square West in the Edgehill neighborhood for civil rights activist King Hollands. It will now be known as King Hollands Avenue, the Nashville Banner reports. In 1954, after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in more PR

Ropes Gray Attorneys Discuss Q4 2025 Continuation Vehicle Trends in Secondary Link (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes Gray Attorneys Discuss Q4 2025 Continuation Vehicle Trends in Secondary Link Alternative asset opportunities partners Isabel Dische and Christian Vareika and asset management counsel Marc Migliazzo and Kevin White shared insights in a Secondary Link article examining the structuring trends and deal dynamics that shaped continuation vehicle activity in Q4 2025. "Volum more PR

Steptoe Recognized for Exceptional Cross Border Litigation Work in China Business Law Journal's Deals of the Year 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSrep) -- Steptoe, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Steptoe Recognized for Exceptional Cross Border Litigation Work in China Business Law Journal's Deals of the Year 2025 Steptoe LLP is pleased to announce that its representation of Hytera Communications in a multi year, multi jurisdictional dispute with Motorola Solutions has been highlighted as a 2025 Deal of the Year in China Business Law Journal's Deals of the Year 2025 report. This annual featur more PR

TBA Joins 'March Madness' With Rookie Series Replays (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 14 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 13, 2026, by Stacey Shrader Joslin: * * * TBA Joins 'March Madness' with Rookie Series Replays Just in time for the "March Madness" NCAA Division I basketball tournament, TBA joins the fun with a full court press of webcast replays. Tune in at noon CDT to catch the most popular installments from the Young Lawyers Division's Rookie Series including Exploring Different Career Paths wi more PR

U.S. Attorney Files Response to Rodriguez Detainment (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 14 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 13, 2026, by Stacey Shrader Joslin: * * * U.S. Attorney Files Response to Rodriguez Detainment In a filing Thursday, the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee laid out the government's justification for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's detention of Nashville journalist Estefany Rodriguez. The brief was submitted in response to a show-cause order from District Cou more PR

UCLA School of Law Williams Institute: Study Documents Pervasive Hate Crimes Against Transgender People (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, March 14 (TNSper) -- The UCLA School of Law Williams Institute issued the following news release: * * * New study documents pervasive hate crimes against transgender people A new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law reviews 25 years of research on hate crimes against transgender and nonbinary people in California and across the U.S. The study documents an increase in reported anti-transgender hate crimes over time and finds that these crimes account  more PR

Utah Survey Shows Continued Threats, Violence Toward Legal Professionals (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 14 (TNSxrep) -- The Utah State Bar issued the following news release: * * * New Utah Survey Shows Continued Threats, Violence Toward Legal Professionals A new statewide survey of Utah attorneys shows that threats and harassment against legal professionals remain a persistent concern, with hundreds of lawyers reporting incidents ranging from intimidation and harassment to physical assault. The findings were presented by attorney and mediator Stephen D. Kelson durin more PR

Virginia Becomes First Southern State to Pass Paid Leave, Setting Example for a National Affordability Agenda (10)
NEW YORK, March 14 -- A Better Balance, a legal advocacy organization, issued the following statement on March 13, 2026: * * * Virginia Becomes First Southern State to Pass Paid Leave, Setting Example for a National Affordability Agenda Tonight, the Virginia state legislature passed legislation to create a statewide paid family and medical leave program as well as legislation to create a statewide right to paid sick time. Now, both pieces of legislation will head to the desk of Governor Spanb more PR

WilmerHale's Matt Martens Calls on New ACTL Fellows to Match Excellence With Courage and Service (10)
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- WilmerHale, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * WilmerHale's Matt Martens Calls on New ACTL Fellows to Match Excellence With Courage and Service WilmerHale Partner Matt Martens delivered remarks on behalf of his 2025 class of newly inducted Fellows during the American College of Trial Lawyers' Annual Meeting, held October 9-12. His speech, which reflected on professional responsibility, courage and the role of trial lawyers in a democratic society, was recentl more PR